How long does it take suboxone to get outta your system?

I have been taking 16mg of suboxone for about 9 months now, I currently have a really bad kidney stone isssue and need pain killers. My sub doc told me to stop and start taking the percocett and its on the 3rd day now and I still cant really feel the effects of the percocett.. Still in ALOT of pain and he says hang in there it will get better.. How long before I feel the percocett to ease any pain I have?

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It may be different for all ppl,i have severe back issues and the percocet kicked in for me right away,I take 10mg,2 of them 3x a day,however they didnt start me out on that doseage and had to keep upping me,however,after about a year and a half,they stopped working for me,your body get's use to percocet,it's not a good drug for long term pain,but like i said,mine kicked in right away,what dose did your doctor put you on and how many a day? it might just be that it's not strong enough,like me,when they first started out,after a month i had to tell them they were not working,so they upped it,but after we got to 20mg 3x a day(2,10mg)it worked wonders,but now after all this time,like i said my body is immuned to them,so they added a muscle relaxer to take with them. The highest percocet goes is 10mg,anyway hope this helped some.

I am on 7.5 mg of the percocett now and I took two at once and still did not feel them, I think it's because of the sub in my system still because I have not had a pain pill b4 this in 9 months so I know my tolerance has to be down now... D*** Its frustrating because bt time they start working I wont need em any more and the kidney stone will be gone!!!

I had neck surgery fusion c5-c6 last year which did not help with my pain AT ALL I put put on 5mg percocet which did NOTHING then after being on that mg for 1 year my doc raised it to 7.5 3X a day now he just lowered it to 2X a day and i am in so much pain I think its time for me to find another doctor

The manufacture stated that some patients in there controlled study still had Buprenorphine in their system after a total of 11 days. That's a long time. However that's an extreme and the approximate half life is 20 to 44 hours so it should be out of your system within 40 to 88 hours. Remember this is the approximate amount and it differs from person to person. Hope this helps and I hope you get the pain relief you need. Good luck!

P.S. Remember that Suboxone itself can also be used for pain management. It's approximately 25 to 40 times more potent than Morphine and they are currently using Buprenorphine to treat cancer patients in other countries. The US is slowly catching up with other countries when it comes to treating pain with Buprenorphine. You're doctor could possibly up your dose to help with the pain if the Percocet doesn't work.

Thanks alot, it really helped me out alot.. today is the 4th day and I am about fed up with it!! i wanna just give up and go back on the subs.. Whats wierd is that I have not gone thru any withdraws tho.. I have been taking a perc every 4 hours since day 1 so maybe that is why no wuth drawls? Also how do I go about getting back on the subs? Do I just take one now or do I have to wait a few days with taking nothing at all? Plz help..

That's a good question for your doctor. I would personally think you could get back on it as soon as you need to without waiting because it's probably still in your system. I had the same problem and tried using percocet and it didn't cause withdrawals but it also didn't do squat for pain. My doctor recommend taking the suboxone the next day do to the fact that it was probably still in my system. So if you are still in pain ask for a higher dose for a month or so. Maybe 24mg for a month to take care of the pain you have now and later. Hope it works for your! Good luck!